Create a thumbnail picture
You can use Microsoft Expression Web to quickly create a smaller thumbnail-sized version of a picture. The Auto Thumbnail button in the Pictures toolbar instantly generates a smaller version of your selected picture and adds a hyperlink to the original full-size picture.
The size of the thumbnail picture is determined by the AutoThumbnail settings in the Page Editor Options dialog box.
To create a thumbnail of a picture
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In your web page, click the picture.
Note:To create a thumbnail, the picture that you select must be wider than the width specified in the AutoThumbnail settings in the Page Editor Options dialog box.
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On the Pictures toolbar, click the Auto Thumbnail button
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To save the thumbnail picture, on the File menu, click Save to save the page.
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In the Save Embedded Files dialog box, set the options you want and then click OK. For more information, see Save an embedded picture.
To set the default properties for thumbnails
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On the Tools menu, click Page Editor Options.
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In the Page Editor Options dialog box, on the AutoThumbnail tab, do one or more of the following:
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To specify the size, in the Set box, click the option you want, and then in the Pixels box, type or select the value in pixels.
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To add a border or not, select or clear Border thickness. To specify the border size, in the Pixels box, enter the value in pixels.
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To bevel the edges of the graphic, select Beveled edge. If you have also specified a border thickness, the thumbnail will have a beveled edge inside of a border.
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